Port Ludlow Golf Course

About This Course: Forest Golf at The Resort at Port Ludlow

Port Ludlow Golf Course is the golf course of The Resort at Port Ludlow, on Highland Drive in Port Ludlow. The reason to make the drive is the setting: a Robert Muir Graves layout cut through dense forest, with rolling fairways, old logging stumps and views of Hood Canal, Ludlow Bay and the Olympic and Cascade Mountains. It is an 18 hole, par 72 course that plays 6,861 yards from the Black tees.

It opened in 1975 as 27 holes and has played as 18 since 2009, using the Tide and Timber nines. The public can book tee times online, the practice range sits next to the clubhouse, and JR’s Sand Trap serves food and drinks on site.

Port Ludlow Golf Course Fast Facts

Course Overview

Port Ludlow Golf Club opened in 1975, designed by Robert Muir Graves, who had already built more than 75 courses by then, and built by Dick Schmidt. It began as three nines, Tide, Timber and Trail. In 2009 Port Ludlow Associates moved to an 18 hole format after studying each nine and judged the Tide and Timber nines best suited to run together; the Trail nine is no longer maintained. By the course’s 40th anniversary in 2015 the irrigation was failing and the contours of greens and fairways had faded, so the resort began a restoration with Schmidt back as superintendent.

The resort describes a course sculpted out of dense forest so no two holes play alike, with cedar stumps rising from the water hazards and deer and eagles on the grounds. The card is balanced: four par 5s, four par 3s and ten par 4s, with 3,357 yards out and 3,504 back. The par 4s run 342 to 428 yards, so the challenge is placement more than power, while the par 5s and two long par 3s on the back nine ask for length. The old scorecard asks groups to finish in 4 hours 30 minutes.

Hole by Hole Highlights

Yardages are from the Black tees, from the course’s own scorecard. Three holes have two Black tee boxes; the 6,861 total uses the longer one.

• Hole 1, 424 yards, par 4: A full length par 4 to start, so warm up on the range first.
• Hole 4, 490 yards, par 5: The first par 5 and the number 3 handicap hole for men, number 1 for women.
• Hole 6, 143 yards, par 3: The shortest hole on the course, a scoring chance with a short iron.
• Hole 7, 412 yards, par 4: The number 1 handicap hole for men, the hardest on the card.
• Hole 8, 590 yards, par 5: The longest hole, with a second Black tee at 564. A true three shot hole.
• Hole 12, 539 yards, par 5: The number 2 handicap hole for men and women.
• Hole 14, 233 yards, par 3: The longest par 3 on the course. Expect a fairway wood or hybrid from the back.
• Hole 18, 497 yards, par 5: A par 5 finish (467 from the shorter Black box) and the number 4 handicap.

Amenities and Practice

The practice range sits beside the clubhouse and pro shop. PGA professionals teach private and group lessons covering chipping, putting, strategy and etiquette; call the pro shop at 360-437-0272 for times and prices. Jim Mancill is the PGA Head Golf Professional. Golf carts are available and must be returned 30 minutes before sunset.

Frequent players can join the Port Ludlow Golf Club, whose 2026 memberships include unlimited golf and range balls with no green fees, preferred tee times and a member charge account.

Food and Drink

JR’s Sand Trap is an independent bar and grill at the golf course, at 751 Highland Drive, with views toward Puget Sound. It is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, with breakfast on weekends until 11 a.m. Saturday nights bring prime rib from 4 p.m., and happy hour runs 3:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Call 360-437-8276.

Plan Your Visit

Rates, Tee Times and Local Tips

These are the current rates on the resort’s golf page as of October 4, 2026; the page names no season. Monday through Thursday, 18 holes are $67 and 9 holes are $33.50, twilight from 2 p.m. is $42.50 and super twilight from 4 p.m. is $32.50. Friday through Sunday and holidays, 18 holes are $82.50, 9 holes are $42, twilight is $47.50 and super twilight is $37.50. Rates do not include tax and can change without notice. The online tee sheet showed the same $67 and $33.50 weekday fees for October 6.

Book through Port Ludlow’s online tee sheet or call 360-437-0272. Online tee times cannot be cancelled or refunded except for weather closures, and you need to bring a copy of your confirmation to the pro shop at check in. Posted hours run 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays and holidays, with the first tee times at 8 a.m.

On a low tide, Shine Tidelands State Park, at the west end of the Hood Canal Bridge near Port Ludlow, is a good stop for beach walking and shellfish harvest with a Discover Pass. For another round in Jefferson County, try Discovery Bay Golf Club south of Port Townsend.

How to Score Here

• Pick the right tee. The Black tees carry a 140 slope; the Blue tees cut more than 500 yards and the slope to 130.
• Get through hole 7, the number 1 handicap hole, with a par or an easy bogey.
• Plan holes 8 and 12 as three shot par 5s and lay up to a full wedge.
• Book a twilight time from 2 p.m. to save more than $20 on an 18 hole weekday rate.

Final Word

Port Ludlow pairs a Robert Muir Graves forest layout with water and mountain views, a practice range and a bar and grill on site, at weekday green fees of $67 for 18 holes.